Add a Password-protected SMB Share to VLC for Android

author@junian.dev (Junian Triajianto) — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:01:04 +0700

So I want to use VLC on Android to play some video from SMB Share.

But somehow it doesn’t work at all. The folder appears empty, and it doesn’t prompt me for a username and password.

The built-in Samsung My Files file manager app can access the SMB Share. That means something is wrong with the VLC Android app.

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SMB Empty Directory - VLC for Android

So, I searched online and found out that you need to enter username:password (change it with your username and password) in the Username field.

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